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♪ I walk across the mountains with elegant footsteps ♪

♪ How much time has passed unknowingly ♪

♪ There's loneliness hidden behind your smile ♪

♪ I'm unable to guess the fire in the water ♪

♪ I'm afraid my youth fades with the wind ♪

♪ Searching the cause and ignoring the results ♪

♪ Asked where I'm from and where I'll be going ♪

♪ I can't say nor can I escape from myself that I don't know about ♪

♪ Who am I in the past ♪

♪ Who will recognise my face ♪

♪ The person that you know ♪

♪ Is it even me and who am I living for ♪

Maiden Holmes

Episode 17

Princess, come and practice.

Princess.

Be gentle on your fingertips.

I know.

Little Yue.

Why are you covering your ears?

She wants you to put in some efforts.

Your Highness.

You've been practising for so many days.

Why are you still playing so bad?

Li Yu said

I'm doing well,

in such a short period only, right?

Your Highness.

It's not been long since the Princess started to practice.

If she can practice more, she will be better

and familiarize with fingerstyle.

This won't do

if you're to perform at the banquet.

I'll just wing it.

Your Highness.

This guqin requires a higher level of

fingerstyle and rhythmic sense.

Previously,

I made a new one for the Princess.

I'll bring it later.

I think it will help with the Princess's practice.

Great.

Let her practice more for the next few days.

Yes.

You...

Stop!

Your Highness.

Go away.

Yes, Your Highness.

Rushuang. Brother Xie.

Why are you here?

You should ask your Young Master.

I've heard that you're marrying the Princess.

Yes.

Sister Su is still in prison.

You're marrying the princess

instead of rescuing her?

You are a heartless man!

Rushuang!

Let go!

Brother Pei.

We are both men.

I will be disappointed with you

if you are really going to do it.

Leave if you have nothing else

to do here.

You...

I have to make the banquet reservation.

I'm going to kill you!

I won't let you do that to my Young Master.

Young Master is marrying the Princess

to save Sister Su.

Fei Yuan!

Fei Yuan, what do you mean?

What do you mean by marrying the Princess to save Sister Su?

Brother Pei.

Say something!

We are all friends.

Just be frank.

Your Highness.

You will be engaged to Prince Qi two days later.

Are you happy?

Not really.

Prince Qi is inviting you to his mansion tonight.

Are you feeling nervous?

I feel nothing.

How is that possible?

How should I feel then?

According to plays,

when a girl sees a person she admires,

she will blush and her heart will be racing.

Your Highness, don't you feel that?

My heart will be racing?

That is why

I decided to marry the Princess.

With that,

Brother Su will be released after the marriage.

I understand, Brother Pei.

I knew it. Brother Pei won't...

You don't really like the Princess, right?

I'm sure you know

who I like.

So, you are just sacrificing yourself

to save Brother Su.

I have no choice

but this.

What will you do after you save Sister Su?

My happiness isn't important.

Princess, this way.

Cheese?

Your Highness.

It's been a while since I had this. Delicious!

Princess, do you like it?

Not bad. It tastes the same as the food in my hometown.

Why do you have Beirong's food

at your mansion?

I know you like to eat cheese, candied fruits

and drink kumis.

I asked them to prepare these for you.

I can't do nothing

to repay for what you prepared for me.

I wanted to play the guqin during the banquet at first

but I have to repay you immediately

since I ate your food.

I'll show you the girls of Beirong

are no worse than those in Liang Dynasty

in terms of

music, chess, calligraphy and art.

Have you heard it?

It's so livel in the Mansion of Prince Qi today.

Of course, Prince Qi invited Princess Yunchuan to a banquet.

They must've prepared a lot.

Prince Qi will be engaged to Princess Yunchuan

in a few days.

They are a match made in heaven.

Exactly.

What did you say?

What about Prince Qi?

Prince Qi and Princess Yunchuan

is getting engaged in a few days.

Prince Qi

is having a banquet with Princess Yunchuan now.

Yes.

Prince Qi

is marrying Princess Yunchuan?

Look at you.

Do you think His Highness will marry you instead?

That's enough. Just ignore her.

There's also a banquet at night.

Many officials will be attending.

Really? Tell me about it.

Princess Yunchuan

is really beautiful.

This is

the way you spoke of?

Come.

Cheers.

Breakthrough

Please excuse my bad performance.

Your Highness.

Princess!

Your Highness!

Your Highness.

Your Highness!

Your Highness.

Doctor Huyan, how is she?

Your Highness.

I've used acupuncture to seal

her artery to her heart and lungs.

The Princess is safe for now.

-That's good. -But,

if she couldn't take the antidote soon,

the Princess would probably die in five days.

I am useless.

I've never seen such

peculiar poison.

I don't know how to cure the Princess.

Stand up.

Tidy up and

bring the Princess back to the inn.

Yes.

Your Highness.

We shouldn't move the Princess around

with her unstable condition.

Why don't we let her recuperate at the side mansion?

I will find all the famous physicians

and treat the Princess for sure.

Prince.

I trust you.

But Yunchuan has been poisoned here.

I won't let her stay here

no matter what.

Your Highness, please tell His Majesty

to find the antidote and get to the bottom of this

so you can give us an explanation.

If anything happens to Yunchuan,

Beirong will be at war

with the Liang Dynasty!

Officer.

We've checked them with the name list.

Their identities are real.

They do work in the Mansion of Prince Qi.

Breakthrough

Officer.

Investigate carefully.

Yes.

Shuomu really said that?

Yes.

The people of Beirong are fierce. They like to start a war.

Once when a neighbouring country abducted their crown prince.

They deployed their whole country's army to annihilate a few cities.

Refugees were everywhere at that time.

Your Majesty.

Although Beirong is not so powerful as Liang Dynasty,

many innocent citizens

will die

if a war breaks out.

What's your idea then?

Princess Yunchuan was poisoned at the Mansion of Prince Qi.

Prince Qi should bear the responsibility.

But it couldn't be him who poisoned Princess Yunchuan.

Both of us

know Prince Qi's personality.

An outsider though...

Also,

even if Prince Qi is not the culprit,

can Your Majesty say the same about his men or the people

who work in his mansion?

Your Majesty, our top priority

is to give an explanation to Beirong.

This.

Please make a decision for your people as soon as possible.

Your Majesty.

Issue a decree.

Keep Prince Qi confined at his mansion

until the case is solved.

Yes.

I hope Your Majesty can settle it as soon as possible

and give Shuomu an explanation

to prevent a war.

Yunchuan.

Brother.

Am I dying?

Nonsense.

Huyan!

Yes.

The poison is acting up again.

You must keep her safe

by hook or by crook.

If anything happens to the Princess,

Little Su cannot be saved,

and Beirong will start a war as well.

It will be too late by then.

Xiwen, take off your clothes.

Your Majesty, please forgive me for ignoring the decree.

Since it's urgent,

I have to...

Brother, get up.

I knew that you would come.

You're right.

Skip the formalities.

Tell me. Do you have an idea

to solve Princess Yunchuan's poisoning case?

Your Majesty.

Please issue a decree for Su Ci to investigate the case.

But Su Ci is a criminal.

How can I let her investigate the case officially?

No one can doubt Su Ci's investigation ability.

I can also guarantee with my life

that she won't be up to no good.

She will definitely

solve the case.

At that time,

Your Majesty can legalise female officials,

save me from this difficult situation

and ease the tension with Beirong.

You will kill three birds with one stone.

Alright, I'll follow your advice.

Princess Yunchuan was poisoned at the Mansion of Prince Qi.

Prince Qi is the most suspicious.

Su Ci,

besides lying to Your Majesty,

she was also close to Prince Qi.

She is suspicious as well.

How can she investigate this case?

Your Majesty.

So far as I've known,

Su Ci was beaten up in the prison of the Ministry of Justice.

the credibility of her testimony's is doubtful.

Mingjing Office

has also thoroughly searched the Mansion of Prince Qi

and found no traces of poison.

You mean that...

I'm framing Prince Qi?

I'm just stating the facts.

How can a criminal be given such a heavy responsibility?

An exception is needed in an emergency.

Negotiation between both countries is not going well.

Our top priority

is to find the truth and give Beirong an explanation.

Your Majesty.

The culprit of Princess Yunchuan's poisoning

left no traces behind.

Now is the time to use Su Ci.

She is observant

and has a keen eye.

I can guarantee that Su Ci will solve the case.

Nonsense!

Isn't there anyone else capable in Liang Dynasty

besides a woman?

I've issued the decree.

I see no reason to recall it as well.

No more arguments needed.

Detective Su, heed the decree.

Kneel down.

Criminal Su Ci disguised as a man.

She was supposed to be beheaded for lying to His Majesty.

Due to her contributions in solving numerous cases

in the Mingjing Office as a detective,

she will be pardoned

to investigate Princess Yunchuan's poisoning case

to atone for her crimes.

By His Majesty.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

His Majesty's verbal orders.

Cure the Princess's poison

together with Ms.Rushuang.

Yes.

Capital Suburb Inn

Your Highness, thank you for giving Rushuang a chance.

I wouldn't have cared about the decree

if Huyan has a way of curing Yunchuan.

Your Highness, don't worry.

I will definitely find the culprit

and give Beirong an explanation.

Nothing can happen to Yunchuan.

She looks naive

but she is the most sensible.

We don't like to forge alliance by marriage.

In order to improve the national relations,

she still followed me here.

If I can't

bring her back safely,

I will be embarrassed as her brother.

Detective Su.

This is the Miss's daily log.

Everything she did

was recorded here in detail.

I asked someone

to look around the inn.

Nothing unusual was found.

Furthermore,

every food that Yunchuan ate

was tested for poison.

Nothing could happen at the inn.

Mingjing Office also checked

the Princess's food and utensils she used

at the Mansion of Prince Qi.

No poison was found as well.

If it's neither from the Mansion of Prince Qi

nor from the inn,

how did the culprit poisoned her under

heavy protection?

Unless,

it wasn't the food that was poisoned?

Rushuang, how is it?

Your Highness,

did the Princess

spit up blood?

She did.

The poison seemed to slow down previously

but she started spitting out blood

when we returned to the inn.

The Princess is dangerous now.

Blood was clotted at the lungs and

couldn't be transported to the heart

that's why she spit up blood.

Also...

Be frank with me.

I used a needle to prick her Taichong Point.

The blood is dark.

This poison is supposed to attack the heart.

Taichong Point is located at the foot.

It's far from the heart

yet it was heavily poisoned.

This means that she has already been poisoned

for a few days.

What?

That's impossible.

She was fine a few days ago.

I also went out a few times with the Princess.

I didn't notice anything unusual.

The Princess was poisoned chronically.

She came in contact with the poison everyday

and it gets into her organs gradually.

When the organs can no longer take it,

the poison will be activated.

But it's a rare poison.

No obvious symptoms can be found

during the incubation period.

Is there a cure?

It is a rare poison.

I don't have a cure for now.

I can only take the Princess's blood sample

and research it for now.

I'm counting on you, Ms. Rushuang.

A chronic poison

that needs close contact everyday.

The culprit can still poison the Princess daily

under such heavy security.

It can only be done by someone close to her.

Your Highness.

I would never dare to harm the Princess.

Stand up.

She comes from my mother's clan.

She's been following us since she was a child.

It can't be her.

The culprit aims to break our countries' alliance

Also...

the marriage

between the Princess and Prince Qi.

Since they didn't achieve their goals,

they would not give up and would act again.

We can strike first

if we are well prepared.

I'm just worried that

Yunchuan will be in danger again.

Do you have a perfect plan?

Commander Fu. I need your help.

You just have to tell everyone

that the Princess has been cured

by an expert.

She can proceed with the marriage

after resting for a couple of days.

They will be nervous

and act again.

Exactly.

A wise plan indeed.

Your Highness. Detective Su.

I've dispersed everyone outside.

Your Highness.

Please.

Your Highness, please remember.

The Princess has never left this room.

Sister Su.

Are you going to pretend to be Princess Yunchuan?

I leave her to you.

No. That's too dangerous.

I can't let you take the risk.

There's no one more suitable than me.

But the one you're saving

is going to marry Brother Pei.

He is Prince Qi.

He has to prioritise the country's interest.

Maintaining diplomatic relations

is his duty.

As for me,

His Majesty gave me a pardon

to investigate Princess Yunchuan's poisoning case.

Catching the culprit

and finding the truth

are my responsibilities.

But...

You...

As a physician,

will you care about your patient's identity?

No.

Me neither.

I'm going to take care of the Princess.

Perhaps the culprit

applied poison on himself

so the Princess would be poisoned

whenever she got close?

Maybe the poisoned item

is something that looks normal to everyone.

What is it?

Fluorescent white particles?

What is this?

There were termites in the Princess's room a few days ago.

They asked me to apply an insect resistant coating.

Show me the coating.

Here it is.

I did nothing bad.

How much did you use

in the Princess's room?

Half a bucket.

Are you thinking about

why termites appeared in an inn

that's housing our country's guest?

You...

Why are you here?

What are you doing here?

The Princess was poisoned at my mansion.

I have to take the blame.

The culprit killed two birds with one stone

since I was the one being targeted.

In order to give Beirong an explanation

and to prove my innocence,

please allow me

to join the investigation, Prince.

I will trust you for once.

I was worried about you.

You're full of injuries.

You should return and treat yourself before you come here.

The Princess's poison is very peculiar.

I can't waste any time.

Little Su, I...

I know.

You are going

to marry Princess Yunchuan to save me.

But you will still marry someone else.

I don't know if I should thank you

or blame you.

I...

Now,

our priority

is to find the culprit

and resolve the crisis between both countries.

How could I forget that

a pine guqin would attract termites?

Pine guqins are most suitable for beginners.

That's it.

Yunchuan used this guqin

at my mansion.

That's right.

It's made by the delegation's guqin master for Yunchuan.

She was interested

and practised for a few days.

Sister Su.

Did you find anything?

I searched everywhere.

Nothing seems unusual.

However,

the builder

of this inn

applied an insect resistant coating

to every wooden items here for termite prevention.

There's actually a poison call Huanghuo

in insect resistant coatings.

Will the poison from that half a bucket of coating

cause death?

Did the culprit poison Yunchuan with that?

Unless it's ingested,

otherwise, no one will be poisoned

let alone getting killed

by the negligible poison in the coating.

She was poisoned as well

but the symptoms are not obvious.

It's not severe.

Guards.

Yes.

Is it the same poison as the Princess's?

It's similar

but not identical.

It is strange.

She is the close maid of the Princess.

Do you think she came in contact with the poison too?

I smell something strange in this room.

Is there an incense lit?

This is Yunchuan's favourite Baili Incense.

Are you talking about this?

I smell something else as well.

Rushuang.

Your Highness, it's time to act now.

Prince.

I have a suggestion.

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